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Andy Martin Quartet: It
by J. Robert Bragonier
Andy Martin saw and met legendary jazz trombonist Frank Rosolino, to whom this CD is dedicated, on only one occasion, but he’s never forgotten it. Martin took that opportunity to tell Rosolino how much he enjoyed his music, and the latter seemed pleased. Shortly thereafter, Rosolino was tragically dead of a self-inflicted bullet wound, together with ...
Erik Jekabson: Intersection
by Phil DiPietro
Like many of his compadres on the Spanish FSNT imprint, trumpeter Erik Jekabson sports not only playing chops but also writing and arranging acumen. The Berkeley, California native has spent the last five years in New York, where he's worked with the Illinois Jacquet and Woody Herman Big Bands, and the Howard Fishman Quartet. “On The ...
Taylor Haskins: Wake Up Call
by Phil DiPietro
Some big thinking is evident here, but not of the traditional jazz type. Trumpeter Taylor Haskins obviously takes compositional inspiration from rock, film and electronic music, as well as jazz. Not the first player of his generation to do so, he's brought some like-minded friends along. “You Have Everything You Need" begins in ...
Bill McHenry: Bill McHenry Quartet feat. Paul Motian
by Phil DiPietro
Bill McHenry, Reid Anderson and Ben Monder are members of a collective of musicians currently based in Manhattan who have recorded for the Catalonian label Fresh Sounds , representing one of jazz's futures. They're forward thinking, rejecting tradition in their composing and playing, “Downtown" without being so far downtown as the Knit or Tonic, free without ...
Robert Glasper: Mood
by AAJ Staff
Robert Glasper is a 20-some pianist originally from Houston who has gained experience and exposure on the New York scene in the bands of Russell Malone, Mark Whitfield, and Marcus Strickland. On the jazz tip, he has also led a noted, well-frequented jam session on Thursday nights at the UpAndOver Cafe in Brooklyn. There's another side ...
Kalifactors: An Introduction to Kalifactors
by Dan McClenaghan
For a crew this young--average age 24--the Kalifactors have put together an impressive debut. An Introduction to Kalifactors showcases the talents of four musicians in the middle of their (formal) musical educations at Berklee and The New England Conservatory.The sax/piano/bass/drums quartet offers up a set of engaging originals in the mainstream jazz tradition. The ...
Edu Tancredi and Bandon 33: Ongoing Dreams
by Dan McClenaghan
Ongoing Dreams opens with "La Mama Vieja," “the old mama," a tempestuous woman... and tempestuous sounds by Uraguayan pianist/composrer Edu Tancredi. It's a song full of his native country's condone rhythm, spiced with a dollop of the Afro-Cuban sound. A fitting opener for this angular Latin jazz CD.Tancredi's Bandon 33 is a five horn ...
The New Jazz Composers Octet: Walkin' The Line
by Jim Santella
Rather than going with the common straight-ahead formula of head-solos-head, the New Jazz Composers Octet prefers ensemble counterpoint in which agreed-upon changes add a sense of the exotic. Shifting harmonies and juxtaposed meters combine with the artists’ natural rhythmic swing and reverence for tonal purity. David Weiss’ title track, for example, opens with the kinds of ...
New Jazz Composers Octet: Walkin' The Line
by Mark F. Turner
From the sound of it, the future of the large group ensemble is clearly in good hands with the New Jazz Composers Octet, a combination of old school horns and creative young jazz musicians. The NJCO is carving out a name for itself by paying respect to names such as Lee Morgan, Freddy Hubbard, and Joe ...
Brett Sroka: Hearsay
by Dan McClenaghan
Brett Sroka's trombone moans in alone; the trumpet follows, then the tenor sax. The rhythm section sneaks in there on the sly, and the opener, Duke Ellington's “Hearsay" (from The Deep South Suite), churns into a rumbling, channeled cacophony of Jazz--capitol 'J'.This is trombonist Brett Sroka's debut, and it bears out liner notes author ...
